Back in the US now. We decided that chocolate didn't count as food so despite packing about 5 Kg of it we didn't declare it at customs but then got a random search - luckily the customs people don't regard it as food either so now you know you're safe to bring chocolate with you if you ever visit (no pressure mind).
We managed to miss the second biggest drop in temperature in Minnesota since records began, it went from +5C to -32C in 24 hours! Glad to have missed that one as there was a nasty wind chill factor too, it is no fun at all when it gets that cold. Someone at work didn't wear gloves when they went out to the shops and got minor frostbite.
The day we got back we went to our neighbour's superbowl party, its a great house to host it in as they have bags of room for 100 people and 11 TVs in the house! Sadly we had to leave before the end of the game (actually it was sad to leave because there was still food left) as the kids were knackered having been up for 20 hours.
I also had my first snowboarding lesson this week. There is a ski school about 2 miles from our house which is the biggest ski-school in the mid-west. I have to say I was rubbish for the first hour and then it kind of clicked - a long way to go but its a lot of fun.
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